State Bar of California Board of Trustees Postpones Consideration of Creating New Rule of Professional Conduct Concerning Campaign Contributions and Prosecutorial Conflicts

By Kirstin Jensvold-Rumage  On January 22, 2021, the State Bar of California Board of Trustees voted to defer creation of a new Rule of Professional Conduct or Ethics Opinion related to law enforcement unions’ financial contributions to prosecutorial campaigns, and Continue reading →

State Bar of California Board of Trustees Approves Minor Amendment to Rule of Professional Conduct 5.4; Submits to Supreme Court of California

By Kirstin Jensvold-Rumage At the State Bar of California Board of Trustees meeting on September 24, 2020 [Agenda Item 54-123], the Board approved an amendment to California Rule of Professional Conduct 5.4, as proposed by the Task Force on Access Continue reading →